Step 9: Moving loads

Loads Generator Step 9: Moving Loads (for beam elements)

Fig 1. Loads Generator Step 9: Moving Loads (for beam elements)

At the Step 9 you are able to create moving loads and to save them or to open existing loads using Open button.

Parameter	Description
Description	name of load(s) system(s) is saved or loaded in from project file
Load value	load magnitude [kN]
Rel. position	relative load placement [m] in local X’ direction respectively last applied load; rel. position value could be positive or negative signed
Direction	load direction respectively to local Z'' or X' axis
Select/Stop selecting	select moving load track as user defined polyline track of structure members: press Select button and mark members in Structure View layout - along this track loads movement is possible; list of selected members is shown after pressing Stop selecting button
Begin/End member	the first/last member from the selected members group
Offset begin/end	offset [m] of starting/ending movement point for moving load system respectively begin/end point of load track polyline
Steps	quantity of load system stop-point steps inside load track taking into account offsets
Shift distance	shift value [m] for load system stop-points inside load track taking into account offsets
Selection length	total length [m] of selected members

Loads Generator Step 9: Moving Loads (for FEM elements)

Fig 2. Loads Generator Step 9: Moving Loads (for FEM elements)

Parameter	Description
Description	name of load(s) system(s) is saved or loaded in from project file
Load value	load magnitude [kN]
Rel. position	relative load placement [m] in local X’ direction respectively last applied load; rel. position value could be positive or negative signed
Perp. offset	offset value [m] for a load placement perpendicular and respectively to local X’ axis; perp. offset value could be positive or negative signed
Select/Stop selecting	select moving load track as user defined polyline track; along this track movement of moving load is possible
Offset begin/end	offset [m] of starting/ending movement point for moving load system respectively begin/end point of load track polyline
Steps	quantity of load system stop-point steps inside load track taking into account offsets
Shift distance	shift value [m] for load system stop-points inside load track taking into account offsets
Selection length	total length [m] of selected load track polyline
Replace generated loads	replacement of already generated moving load(s) by new defined system